Tear down a Confederate flag in Florida and a protester could be headed to prison. It’s all part of the same national movement to silence dissent in the wake of the George Floyd uprising.
Law & Justice
Posted inLaw and Justice
Do Transgender Students Have Rights to Equal Treatment in the Classroom?
An appellate court gets the facts wrong in an ill-conceived decision.
Posted inLaw and Justice
One Signature From Joe Biden Could Help Thousands of Refugees
But he has hesitated on signing a presidential determination that would increase the number of refugees allowed to settle in the U.S. Why?
Posted inCabinet Watch
The Top Antitrust Job May Go to an Ally of Joe Lieberman
Jon Sallet, who helped Lieberman get vetted as Gore’s veep, may become the new chief of the Antitrust Division at the Justice Department.
Posted inLaw and Justice
The Sackler Family’s Bankruptcy Scheme
Even though they have billions to spare, the Sacklers want a bankruptcy judge to let them off the hook for personal liability in the OxyContin scandal.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Despite Border Patrol Denials, Questions Still Loom Over Rio Grande Video
Was an immigrant crossing genuine or staged?
Posted inHealth and Social Policy
North Carolina Botched an Emergency Re-entry Program for Returning Citizens
A re-entry program that quarantined people with possible COVID-19 exposure endangered their lives and reproduced the prison conditions they left behind.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Toward a Conflict-of-Interest-Free West Wing
Incomplete disclosures from Biden’s staff raise as many questions as they answer.
Posted inMoney, Politics, and Power
Corporate America’s Empty Threats
Uber, Amazon, and others continually vow to leave any place where public-interest regulation might limit their profits. Don’t buy it.
Posted inLaw and Justice
Time to End the Presidential Pardon Power
Trump’s extreme corruption in selling pardons exposes an odd lapse in the Constitution. Its repeal could command bipartisan support.
